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GRiker · 03-12-2014, 01:10 PM

Calibre does store some small cache files within Marvin's filesystem, but that would show up as part of Marvin's storage usage, not as part of 'Other'. I don't know what's in 'Other'; perhaps Kris can shed some light on this.

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I've been doing some Googling on iOS 'Other' storage, and it seems that about 1GB of 'Other' is typical during normal system use.

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I just restored iOS 7.1 on my iDevice using iTunes, with a clean installation. With no 3rd-party apps installed, I have an 'Other' of 625.7 MB. So it appears that 'Other' has content even when there are no 3rd-party apps installed. I assume that as app images are downloaded and installed, that number will grow due to system usage.

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After installing Marvin, but before running it, 'Other' is at 644.4 MB.
After adding 500 books to Marvin and connecting via the calibre connector, then running Marvin XD, then closing calibre, 'Other' is at 645 MB.

Conclusion: calibre is not the culprit.

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03-12-2014, 01:10 PM	#2
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	Calibre does store some small cache files within Marvin's filesystem, but that would show up as part of Marvin's storage usage, not as part of 'Other'. I don't know what's in 'Other'; perhaps Kris can shed some light on this. -- edit #1 -- I've been doing some Googling on iOS 'Other' storage, and it seems that about 1GB of 'Other' is typical during normal system use. -- edit #2 -- I just restored iOS 7.1 on my iDevice using iTunes, with a clean installation. With no 3rd-party apps installed, I have an 'Other' of 625.7 MB. So it appears that 'Other' has content even when there are no 3rd-party apps installed. I assume that as app images are downloaded and installed, that number will grow due to system usage. -- edit #3 -- After installing Marvin, but before running it, 'Other' is at 644.4 MB. After adding 500 books to Marvin and connecting via the calibre connector, then running Marvin XD, then closing calibre, 'Other' is at 645 MB. Conclusion: calibre is not the culprit. G Last edited by GRiker; 03-12-2014 at 02:40 PM.